Productivity growth and finance: The role of intangible assets - a sector level analysis /

Investment in intangible assets has become an increasingly important driver of productivity growth in OECD countries. Facing stronger informational asymmetries and harder to value collateral, intangible investment is subject to more severe financial constraints and relies more on internal rather tha...

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Main Author: Demmou, Lilas
Corporate Author: SourceOECD (Online service)
Other Authors: Arquie, Axelle, Stefanescu, Irina
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Paris : OECD Publishing, 2019
Series:OECD Economics Department Working Papers ; no.1547
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